Forge Approximately 5 Metres North Of Forge House

TQ 53 NW 7/485

SPELDHURST THE GREEN (east side), LANGTON GREEN Forge approx 5m north of Forge House

GV II

Former forge, now converted to offices. Early/mid C19, converted circa 1980. Coursed blocks of sandstone ashlar, some brick at rear end; peg-tile roof.

Plan: Low building on a rough east west axis, its west end gable-end onto The Green, it faces south towards Forge House. It now has a 3-room plan. It is not known whether any of the internal crosswalls date from the C19.

Single storey.

Exterior: Irregular front has 3 windows and 3 doorways. All occupy original openings except that the right end window is blocking another original doorway. Windows and part-glazed doors are all C20. Roof is gable-ended and includes a couple of C20 skylights. Front (west) gable is stone ashlar with shaped kneelers and coping and it contains a ventilator slit with chamfered surround.

Interior: Plain carpentry detail.

This former forge is a well-built stone building which forms part of an attractive and varied group of building along the east side of The Green.

Listing NGR: TQ5435839302